An assortment of weapons and ammunition are displayed by Windsor police on October 21, 2024. Photo courtesy Windsor police.An assortment of weapons and ammunition are displayed by Windsor police on October 21, 2024. Photo courtesy Windsor police.
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Shotguns, ammunition seized by Windsor police

Windsor police have arrested a man following an investigation that uncovered an assortment of shotguns.

Members of the Drugs and Guns Enforcement Unit (DIGS) obtained a search warrant for a house on Caron Avenue near Park Street West. It was executed on Thursday evening with help from the Emergency Services Unit.

A Remington 12-gauge shotgun, a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun, a Hopkins and Allen 12-gauge shotgun, a 12-gauge shotgun of an unknown make, and several rounds of ammunition, were all confiscated.

A 37-year-old man has been charged with four counts of possession of a firearm without a licence, four counts of possession of a shotgun while prohibited, four counts of unsafe storage of a firearm, one count of possession of ammunition while prohibited, and one count of failure to comply with a release order.

The charges have not been proven in court.

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